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Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Last days of Hitler--
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There are multiple movies and books about Adolf Hitler's final days, including:
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
This 1973 film stars Alec Guinness as Hitler and is based on the book Hitler's Last Days: An Eye-Witness Account by Gerhard Boldt. Boldt was a German Army officer who survived the Führerbunker.
Downfall
This 2004 film is based on the books Inside Hitler's Bunker by Joachim Fest and Until the Final Hour by Traudl Junge, one of Hitler's secretaries. The film stars Bruno Ganz as Hitler and was directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel. It was controversial for its portrayal of Hitler and the Third Reich.
This reviewer in Slate likes latest Murakami novel--the walled city--the walled garden.
https://slate.com/culture/2024/11/haruki-murakami-book-city-uncertain-walls-severance-review.html
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